TOKYO — Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica on Saturday repeated as the Olympic champion in the women’s 100 meters, outsprinting a field that included Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a two-time former champion.
Thompson-Herah finished in 10.61 seconds, breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s Olympic record by a hundredth of a second in a time that made her the second-fastest woman in history.
It was a Jamaican sweep of the medals: Fraser-Pryce took silver in 10.74, and Shericka Jackson won bronze.
Fraser-Pryce had been seeking her third Olympic gold in the event after winning back-to-back titles at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She won bronze in the 100 meters at the Rio Olympics in 2016, finishing behind Thompson-Herah and Tori Bowie of the United States.
On Saturday, Thompson-Herah edged ahead of Fraser-Pryce about halfway down the track and held her off, triumphantly raising her left arm as she crossed the finish line. She then fell to the track in apparent disbelief.
Teahna Daniels, the lone American in the race, finished seventh.
The final on Saturday was missing two notable figures: Sha’Carri Richardson, the U.S. champion, who is serving a monthlong suspension for testing positive for marijuana, a banned substance; and Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria, who was suspended by antidoping authorities on Saturday for testing positive for human growth hormone.
A deep pool of talent remained. Thompson-Herah seemed to send a message by winning her semifinal heat in 10.76 seconds, despite slowing a few meters from the finish.
Fraser-Pryce, meanwhile, came through her semifinal heat in 10.73. Both runners appeared primed for a showdown. They delivered.
Track and Field: Women’s 100m Final › |
REACTION |
TIME |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
GOLD |
Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica
|
0.150 | 10.61 |
|
SILVER |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica
|
0.139 | 10.74 |
|
BRONZE |
Shericka Jackson Jamaica
|
0.152 | 10.76 |
| 4 |
Marie-Josee Ta Lou Ivory Coast
|
0.158 | 10.91 |
| 5 |
Ajla del Ponte Switzerland
|
0.129 | 10.97 |
| 6 |
Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland
|
0.138 | 10.99 |
| 7 |
Teahna Daniels United States
|
0.144 | 11.02 |
| 8 |
Daryll Neita Britain
|
0.108 | 11.12 |
The women’s 100-meter final was preceded by the first mixed-gender 4×400 relay in Olympic history. In a stunner, Poland won gold in a tight finish with the Dominican Republic in second, and the United States in third.
And in first-round heats of the men’s 100-meter dash, all three Americans — Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker — made it through to the semifinals, though Bromell, one of the favorites to win gold, labored to a fourth-place in his heat and advanced based only on his time.
[NY Times]
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Big up to Elaine Thompson. Back to Back Olympic 100M Gold. And before her in 2008 and 2012 Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce also won Back to Back.
I am wondering how Merlene Otty feels now, glad for them, but angry at the system that was againts her. All the Americans who beat Otty was suspected of drugs, all. Evelyn Ashford, Alice Brown, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Gail Devers, and Marion Jones.
Flo-Jo died at age 38, too mush drugs in her system.
Jones beat all the drugs test then finally admitted to using drugs.
Jamaican silver medalist Juliet Cuthbert who lost to Gail Devers at Barcelona in 92, in an interview, said that Gwen Towrence, American Bronze medalist in Atlanta 96 told her that Devers was on drugs.
The Americans only started loosing when the drugs testing was ramped up. By then, it was too late for Otty. With her longevity (6 Olympics for Jamaica plus 1 in 2004 for Slovenia, Country of her Coach / husband), she could of been the greatest of all time. Those American druggies robbed her of that.
But still, Big up to Thompson. Lets be sure to watch the 4 x 100 M relay. If all goes right for Jamaica they will shatter the WR.
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